Tour Scotland short 4K early Autumn travel video clip of the Moncrieff Burial Enclosure and church on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Abernethy, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. The burial ground, which is rectangular in plan and enclosed by a high wall of quarried rubble, contains monuments and enclosures of mainly 19th century date. The name Abernethy is an extremely potent name in Scottish history. Here was an ancient Pictish capital, and then an ecclesiastical metropolis of the Celtic Church of the Culdees. A church on this site was founded by Nechtan, King of the Picts and dedicated to St Bride of Kildare. The first stone church was built by Gartnaidh, King of the Picts around 590 AD. After the reformation in 1560 the church was in the care of the Superintendent of St Andrew’s until a minister was apointed. In 1733 the minister at Abernethy seceded with three others. The two churches united in 1951 to form the present parish church. The medieval building was demolished in 1802 prior to the construction of the present church. The church became half of the united charge of Abernethy, Dron and Arngask in 2006. The surname of Moncrieff was from the lands of Moncrieff in the parish of Dunbarny, Perthshire. Early records of the name mention Matthew Moncrieff who obtained a charter of the lands of Moncrieff and Balconachin in 1248. Thomas de Mouncref was a Scots prisoner of war, taken at Dunbar Castle in the year 1296. A notable member of the name was Colonel Sir Alexander Moncrieff, born 1829, died 1906, the Scottish soldier and engineer, born in Edinburgh. He invented the Moncrieff Pits and disappearing carriages for siege and fortress guns. Clan Moncreiffe is a Highland Scottish clan. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. According to the meteorological calendar, the first day of Autumn or Fall always falls on September 1. If you follow the astrological calendar, however, Autumn or Fall begins on Saturday, September 23
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